How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10

How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10: If you reinstall your Windows then you will need to download and reinstall the drivers again. The problem is that you may have misplaced the CD/DVD or the backup of the device driver is missing. Also, some of these device drivers are no longer compatible with your system, hence you need to find a way to export all of your latest drivers in a safe place and in this tutorial we will going to see a way to back up your device drivers.

Also, its always a good idea to back up your device drivers before doing a clean installation of your Windows. If you have the backup then you could easily restore any of these drivers on your system, when the need persists. Anyway, without wasting any time let’s see How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10 with the help of the below-listed tutorial.

Method 1: Backup All Device Drivers using Command Prompt

Note: Replace folder_location with the actual full path of the folder where you want to export all the device drivers. For example dism /online /export-driver /destination:”E:\Drivers Backup”

3.Once the export is finished, close command prompt.

4.Now navigate to the above-specified folder location (E:\Drivers Backup) and you will see all of your device drivers backups.

Method 2: Backup All Device Drivers in Windows 10 using PowerShell

1.Type Powershell in Windows search then right-click on the PowerShell and select Run as administrator.

2.Now type the following in command and hit enter:

Export-WindowsDriver -Online -Destination G:\backup

Note: G:\backup is the destination directory where all the drivers would be back up, if you want some other location or have another driver letter make sure to type in the changes in the above command and then hit Enter.

3.This command would let Powershell began exporting the drivers to the above location which you specified and wait for the process to finish.

Method 3: Restore Device Drivers from the Backup in Windows 10

1.Press Windows Key + R then type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter.

2.Right-click on the device for which you want to restore the driver for then select Update driver.

That’s it you have successfully learned How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10 but if you still have any questions regarding this tutorial then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.